5 Foods You Should Stop Eating Right Before Bed If You Want To Lose Weight

Mmm kay, we’ve also heard some health experts say that a glass of red wine before bed can be good for you, but that’s not exactly true. As much as we heart antioxidant-packed vino, alcohol is not an advisable nightcap. Sure, you’ll conk out come bedtime, but you’ll struggle to get into the deep, restorative stages of sleep, says Jim White, R.D., spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In fact, when women imbibed before bed in the name of science, University of Melbourne researchers found that their sleeping brains exhibited activity similar to what’s seen in people receiving mild electric shocks.

For each glass of alcohol you down, wait about an hour before turning in.

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